DASH '.profile' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:34092

Info

DASH '.profile' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 34092
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2009-0854
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Mar 11 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 12 2009 09:46PM
Credit: Wolfgang M. Reimer
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS amd64
Herbert Xu DASH 0.5.4
+ OpenBSD OpenBSD 2.3
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

DASH '.profile' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

DASH is prone to a vulnerability that may allow local attackers to run code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploits will allow an attacker to run code within the context of the user running the affected application. This may allow the attacker to gain root-level privileges, resulting in a complete compromise of an affected computer.

Exploit / POC

DASH '.profile' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Attackers require local, interactive access to an affected computer to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

DASH '.profile' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS i386

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 lpia

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS amd64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 sparc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 i386

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 amd64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS sparc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS lpia

References

DASH '.profile' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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